The 5-foot-11, 195-pound Fredericks was not rated by any of the major recruiting services as of Thursday night, and 247Sports listed Temple and Stony Brook as his other scholarship offers.

Fredericks helped lead Lawrence High School in Cedarhurst, N.Y., to a Nassau County championship last season. He is the second New York running back to commit to Syracuse this month, joining Long Island's Tyrone Perkins.